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Monday, February 3, 2014

First Kiss: Kiss the Girl... if only to make a point. Can't Buy Me Love @AmieLouellen @KMNbooks #firstkiss #giveaway

Contest has ended! And the winners are Stephanie Burkhart, Diane White, and Cathy!Congratulations!!

KAREN: Kiss the girl... if only to make a point... In Can't Buy Me Love by Amie Louellen, Paige has made up her mind about Blake and his reasons for not being married. Oh how wrong could a girl be! Enjoy Blake and Paige's first kiss in this humorous snippet.

***GIVEAWAY: Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered in a drawing to win an eCopy of Can't Buy Me Love.

Winner will be chosen Monday FEB. 10TH.

FIRST KISS: Can't Buy Me Love

by Amie Louellen

There was only one reason why any
of the many women Blake had ever dated wouldn’t marry Chicago’s most eligible
bachelor. “You’re gay.”

“No, I’m not.”

“I understand, and it’s okay. I can
keep a secret.” Her entire being had been disillusioned, but she managed to
keep her voice calm and level. Maddie was right; of all the good ones were gay.

“Paige, the only secret I need for
you to keep is that my aunt is blackmailing me into marriage.”

“Being gay is nothing to be ashamed
of.”

“I’m not ashamed!”

“Good. There’s no reason to be.
Millions of people are gay.”

“I am not gay!” Blake thrust his
fingers through his hair.

“But you just said—”

Before her despondent heart could
beat even once more, he came around the chair. Before she could blink, his
hands were on her arms pulling her to her feet. Before she could say or do
anything his lips met hers, and Paige’s world exploded into a million fragments
of light and color. She understood nothing but the feel of his lips on hers,
coaxing and probing. She opened her mouth for him. Accepting all he offered.
Melting against him. Putty in his hands. Oblivious to their audience.

Noah cleared his throat.

Blake’s lips left hers abruptly as
his hands released her arms. Paige collapsed into her chair. His eyes, their
hazel intensity almost golden, locked with hers, and she felt herself still
twirling in the whirlpool of desire. She had come in awed by his presence, and
now...well, now she was more than awed. Did he feel it too? Was that why he
stared at her, that peculiar expression on his handsome features?

“A very touching display I must
say,” Masters said interrupting the quiet, heart‑pounding moment. “But I do
believe the time has come to sign the papers. I don’t know about the rest of
you, but this is not my only appointment today.”

Blake dragged his gaze from hers,
but Paige’s temperature didn’t lessen even a tenth of a degree.

“I’m not gay.” Blake repeated, his
eyes meeting her nose once again.

“Definitely,” she whispered.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Can't Buy Me Love:

Thanks
to his aunt’s cockamamie will, Blake Caldwell has two choices: get
married or forfeit the family fortune. He’s worked too hard to let it
all go. He’s got to get married. All he needs now is someone who’s not
from his social circle. A woman willing to sign a pre-nup and walk away
after the required year of marriage.

Enter
Paige Parker: temporary secretary and wallflower extraordinaire. Paige
just wants to raise enough money to get back to her father’s missionary
work in Africa. Blake’s offer of marriage is the perfect solution. Play
wife for one year, then she can return to the remote village where she
belongs.

But
marriage between strangers is never easy. Blake finds Paige more of a
distraction than an asset as she begins to transform before his eyes.
Until the sudden and strange accidents that endanger Blake’s life have
him suspecting his plain bride wants the entire inheritance for herself.

Born
and bred in Mississippi, Amie is a transplanted Southern Belle who now
lives in Oklahoma with her deputy husband, their genius son, a spoiled
cat, and one very hyper beagle.

When
she's not creating quirky characters and happy endings, she's
chauffeuring her prodigy to school, baseball games, and guitar lessons.
She also loves gardening, cross stitching, and generally anything that
can get her out of housework.

Amie is a
member of RWA and an award winning author. You can reach her at
amielouellen@gmail.com or visit her on the
web--http://www.amielouellen.com

This was one super first kiss! I love the humor and the heat. A winning combo, if you get my drift. If a man can make you laugh and melt at the same time, he's a keeper. :)Excellent prose!Diane Davis White

This was one super first kiss! I love the humor and the heat. A winning combo, if you get my drift. If a man can make you laugh and melt at the same time, he's a keeper. :)Excellent prose!Diane Davis White

This was one super first kiss! I love the humor and the heat. A winning combo, if you get my drift. If a man can make you laugh and melt at the same time, he's a keeper. :)Excellent prose!Diane Davis White

Thanks, Karen! Thanks for having me! I've been snowed under with a proposal and 4 inches of snow (that's a lot for a Southern girl) but managed to dig my way out this afternoon. So happy to be here! @Karen Michelle Nutt

Oops! Somewhere along the way, I lost track of time and forgot to hold my drawing. So...to make up my goof, I drew three names to receive a copy of Can't Buy Me Love. And the winners are...Stephanie Burkhart, Diane White, and Cathy. :) I'll be emailing the winners today. Pinky swear! Thanks everyone for commenting. :)

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